French Hospital wins Heritage Lottery Fund support
The French Hospital has received initial support* from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the Huguenot Heritage Centre in Rochester, Kent. The project aims to display the rich material heritage of...
View ArticleKeeping your Militaria at the Royal Engineers Museum
On Thursday 22nd August, 7pm, Mrs Lauren Jones the Collections Care Officer at the Royal Engineers Museum will be giving an evening talk filled with tips and techniques for how to look after your...
View ArticleEyes to the Skies
Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust is delighted to announce that The Spirit of Kent Spitfire from Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar will be making appearances at Salute to the ‘40s on 21st and 22nd September at...
View ArticleStatement on Chatham Waters
Following detailed planning approval being given last night (Wedneday, 12 September 2013) for the first phase of the Chatham Waters development at Chatham Docks, Gillingham, Medway Council Leader...
View ArticleWorld Heritage consultation starts
Public consultation on a new document setting out how Medway’s potential World Heritage Site supports the area’s regeneration agenda goes live today (16 September, 2013). The draft Chatham World...
View Article1200 look round Eastgate House
More than 1,200 people took the opportunity to have a look around Eastgate House, Rochester during Heritage Open Days (12 to 15 September). The scheme celebrates England’s fantastic architecture and...
View ArticleTalk at the Royal Engineers Museum: Chinese Gordon
Statue of General Gordon (Ron Strutt) / CC BY-SA 2.0 24th October, 7pm, Royal Engineers Museum General ‘Chinese’ Gordon was one of the most famous figures of Victorian society and has been immortalised...
View ArticleHistoric Dockyard Chatham is awarded funding from DCMS / Wolfson
Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust has received funding of £150,000 from DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement fund, in support of “Building the Future” – an element of its Command of the Oceans...
View ArticleDickens and Medway: the years in Kent as seen through the Guildhall collection”
Fagin The next meeting of the Rochester and Chatham Dickens Fellowship (R&CDF) is on Thursday the 20th of February 2014 at 7.15 for a 7.30 start. The meeting is in the Education Room of Dickens’...
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